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N'0.sss,j739. v I V PA'TENTED APR. 7, 1908.

' O.'H.POLK.

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APPLICATION FILED In. 7, 1906.

INVENTORY Affomey 1n! non": rlrtns cm, WISHINOTUN, 0. 6y

CHARLES H. POLK, OF KAPPA, INDIANA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April '7, 1908.

Application filed January 7, 1908. Serial No. 409,604.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. POLK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kappa, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End-Gates and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and. exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to end-gates for wagons; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side View of the end-gate, showing it closed. Fig. 2 is an end view of the end-gate. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the end-gate, showing it lowered. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the eye-bolts for clamping the flexible connections to the wagon body.

A is the body of a wagon of any approved construction provided with side-boards B. A space I) is formed between the two sideboards by raising the u per side-board, but a single side-board mig t be used rovided with a notch or space I) at the mid le of its rear end.

C are the guides on the inside surfaces of the side-boards, end-gate is slidable vertically.

D is the improved endate or scoop-board which is provided with side portions (1 which straddle the side-boards B of the wagonbody.

E are the end portions of two flexible connections L. The lower ends of the arts E are connected to the side-portions of the end-gate by fastening pins 6. The up er end portions of the arts E are passed t rough eye-bolts F whic clamp them to the sides of the wagon-body. The eye-bolts F are arranged in the spaces or notches b. Washers f are arranged against the outsides of the parts B, an blocks f engage with the vertical guides C. The washers f have slots in which the eye-bolts are slidable, and the said eye-bolts are secured in the said blocks. When the nuts of the eye-bolts are screwed up the flexible connections are clamped against the said washers.

G are guide-sheaves Ournaled on pins g carried by brackets g and arranged in slots between which the ordinary h in the end-gate at about the middle of its length and close to the side-portions d.

H are two forked brackets secured to the underside of the end-gate D.

I are loop-'sha ed locking-levers pivoted to the brackets H by pins i which are arranged at a greater distance from the underside of the end-gate than the peripheries of the guide-sheaves G.

J are short loop-sha ed links pivoted in the looped end portions 0 the levers I by pins j. K are eye-bolts which engage with holes in the said links J.

The flexible connections formed of twisted wires. They pass over the guide-sheaves G and are secured to the eye-bolts K. The eye-bolts K are screwthreaded and are provided with nuts so that the length and tension of the flexible connections can be 'regulated and adjusted.

L are preferably When the parts are in the positions shown I in Fig. 3, the locking-levers are turned back, and the end-gate is supported in its lowered position by the flexible connections. When the end-gate is closed, as shown in Fig. 1, the locking-levers are turned up until portions of the flexible connections lie between the centers of the pins 4, and the end-gate. levers and connections then press gate firmly against the end of the wagonbody. If desired, hooks m may be pivoted to the locking-levers, and may engage with eyes m on the end-gate, for the purpose of holding the locking-levers in position, but these hooks are not essential.

What I claim is:

1. The combination, with a wagon-body, of an end-gate pivotally connected with the said wagon-body, guide-sheaves carried by the middle parts of the said end-gate, flexible connections secured to the said wagonbody and passing over the said sheaves, and locking-levers pivoted to the said end-gate and operative y connected with the said flexible connections.

2. The combination, with a wagon-body, of an end-gate pivotally connected with the said wagon-body, guide-sheaves carried by the middle parts of the said end-gate, forked brackets projecting from the underside of the said end-gate, locking-levers pivoted to the Thethe endsaid brackets, links pivoted to the free end evers, and flexible con nections passing over passed through the said locking eye-bolts,

thence over the said sheaves, and having their other ends operatively connected With the said locking-levers.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

CHARLES H. POLK. Witnesses GEORGE S. BREMER, LAURA WILSON. 

